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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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